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Free Grade 3 quizzes for Operations with Rationals in Context Techniques: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. A ratio compares parts of a whole. To share in a ratio, add the parts, find one part, then multiply.

Price

Free

Difficulty

Core

Estimated time

35 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • RememberIdentify operations with rationals in context techniques

    Identify operations with rationals in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain operations with rationals in context techniques

    Explain operations with rationals in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate operations with rationals in context techniques

    Calculate operations with rationals in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare operations with rationals in context techniques

    Compare operations with rationals in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Operations with Rationals in Context Techniques works

A ratio compares parts of a whole. To share in a ratio, add the parts, find one part, then multiply.

Key wordsratiosharepartsimplify

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Simplify the ratio 20:20.[1]
  2. 2.Simplify the ratio 40:16.[1]
  3. 3.Simplify the ratio 12:24.[1]
  4. 4.Simplify the ratio 24:48.[1]
  5. 5.Share 56 in the ratio 3:5.[2]
  6. 6.Share 90 in the ratio 4:6.[2]
  7. 7.Share 40 in the ratio 3:2.[2]
  8. 8.Share 12 in the ratio 1:5.[2]
  9. 9.Share 35 in the ratio 5:2.[3]
  10. 10.Share 63 in the ratio 4:5.[3]
  11. 11.Share 88 in the ratio 4:7.[3]
  12. 12.Share 15 in the ratio 3:2.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 1:1

    HCF of 20 and 20 is 20. Divide both parts by it: 1:1.

  2. 2. 5:2

    HCF of 40 and 16 is 8. Divide both parts by it: 5:2.

  3. 3. 1:2

    HCF of 12 and 24 is 12. Divide both parts by it: 1:2.

  4. 4. 1:2

    HCF of 24 and 48 is 24. Divide both parts by it: 1:2.

  5. 5. 21 and 35

    Total parts: 3 + 5 = 8. One part: 56 ÷ 8 = 7. 3 × 7 = 21, 5 × 7 = 35.

  6. 6. 36 and 54

    Total parts: 4 + 6 = 10. One part: 90 ÷ 10 = 9. 4 × 9 = 36, 6 × 9 = 54.

  7. 7. 24 and 16

    Total parts: 3 + 2 = 5. One part: 40 ÷ 5 = 8. 3 × 8 = 24, 2 × 8 = 16.

  8. 8. 2 and 10

    Total parts: 1 + 5 = 6. One part: 12 ÷ 6 = 2. 1 × 2 = 2, 5 × 2 = 10.

  9. 9. 25 and 10

    Total parts: 5 + 2 = 7. One part: 35 ÷ 7 = 5. 5 × 5 = 25, 2 × 5 = 10.

  10. 10. 28 and 35

    Total parts: 4 + 5 = 9. One part: 63 ÷ 9 = 7. 4 × 7 = 28, 5 × 7 = 35.

  11. 11. 32 and 56

    Total parts: 4 + 7 = 11. One part: 88 ÷ 11 = 8. 4 × 8 = 32, 7 × 8 = 56.

  12. 12. 9 and 6

    Total parts: 3 + 2 = 5. One part: 15 ÷ 5 = 3. 3 × 3 = 9, 2 × 3 = 6.

Worked examples

Easy example

Simplify the ratio 12:18.

  1. HCF of 12 and 18 is 6.
  2. Divide both parts by it: 2:3.
  3. Answer: 2:3
Medium example

Share 55 in the ratio 5:6.

  1. Total parts: 5 + 6 = 11.
  2. One part: 55 ÷ 11 = 5.
  3. 5 × 5 = 25, 6 × 5 = 30.
  4. Answer: 25 and 30
Hard example

Share 45 in the ratio 2:7.

  1. Total parts: 2 + 7 = 9.
  2. One part: 45 ÷ 9 = 5.
  3. 2 × 5 = 10, 7 × 5 = 35.
  4. Answer: 10 and 35

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Divides the total by the ratio numbers directly.

    Correction: Add the parts first to find what one part is worth.

  • Writes the ratio in the wrong order.

    Correction: Keep the order the question uses.

Teacher tips

  • · Use bar models with equal-sized boxes for each part.

Parent tips

  • · Make squash in a 1:4 ratio.

Real-life applications

  • · Mixing paint or squash, scaling recipes.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

CAMBRIDGE CAM-576.1 — Mapped statement covering Operations with Rationals in Context Techniques.NATIONAL-CURRICULUM NAT-412.2 — Mapped statement covering Operations with Rationals in Context Techniques.

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